A briefing on the results of bilateral security talks between the US and Russia in Geneva. File photoMOSCOW, Jan 16 It is possible to count on a written response from the US and NATO on security guarantees, but most likely the answer will be negative on Moscow's key demands, says program director of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) Ivan Timofeev. Earlier, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, in an interview with the American television channel CNN, said that the tension on the border with Ukraine is too high, in connection with which he noted that Russia insists on receiving a direct answer to its proposals for security guarantees.
The United States is working on a response on security guarantees, Nuland said. points on which Moscow wants it to be positive. The West argues its position with the arguments that are well known to us,» he said in an interview with the agency. On a number of points, the answer will be in the affirmative, Timofeev noted, in particular, on issues of strategic stability , but on key issues — guarantees of non-expansion of NATO — this is not worth waiting for. «There may be new meetings, but Westerners will say that they are ready to meet and discuss those issues that they want to discuss, in which they are interested. The dialogue may well continue, but this does not mean that Moscow's position will be accepted,» he added. On January 10, Russia and the United States held a new round of dialogue on strategic stability in Geneva. It was followed by a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council in Brussels. It was followed on Thursday, January 13, by consultations at the Vienna site of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The main focus of these discussions was the security proposals that the Russian side presented to the US and NATO at the end of last year amid the escalation of the crisis in Ukraine. At the end of 2021, Russia published drafts of a treaty with the US and an agreement with NATO on security guarantees. Moscow, in particular, demands from Western partners legal guarantees of refusing further expansion of NATO to the East, from joining the bloc of Ukraine and from creating military bases in post-Soviet countries. Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the Russian Federation was preparing for any development of events and while waiting for a response from the US and NATO on security guarantees. According to him, the answers must be in writing. » />Infographics
